The tools

Ableton Live 8 provides a comprehensive environment for writing, producing and performing music.
                                                                          
                                                                     
                                                                           Totally compatible

Live works seamlessly with controller hardware and assigning custom MIDI controls is simple. Live supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files, VST and AU effects and instruments. Live can handle REX files and runs as a ReWire Master or Slave, so it works nicely alongside other DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase or Reason. And if you have a multicore or multiprocessor system, Live supports that, too.

Ableton Suite 8 includes six powerful synthesizers and a selection of authentic sample-based instruments: an arsenal of tools for serious sound design.
Sampler
Sampler is a sampling instrument that brings powerful multisample playback and import, as well as profound sound design capabilities to Ableton Live.
Operator
Operator is a frequency modulation synthesizer that delivers an eclectic spectrum of sonic possibilities and musical inspiration.
Collision
Collision is a unique physical modeling instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion.
Electric
Electric offers the sounds of classic electric pianos through physical modeling synthesis, allowing you to dive inside and play with the guts of the instrument.
Tension
Tension is a physical modeling string synthesizer capable of creating incredibly accurate reproductions of real stringed instruments or otherworldly hybrids.
Analog
Analog emulates the unique circuitry and irresistible tweakability of vintage analog synthesizers. Able to produce everything from silky pad sweeps to earth-shaking bass.
Essential Instrument Collection 2 *
A choice selection of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments and more.
Session Drums
Session Drums is a meticulously multisampled library of acoustic drums that reproduces the nuances of a recording session and puts you in the engineer's seat.
Drum Machines
Drum Machines offers a choice selection of classic drum machines, meticulously sampled to faithfully reproduce the original sounds.
Latin Percussion
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music.



    * Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
    * Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
    * Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
    * Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
    * Library with over 1600 expressive sounds, each with versatile control options
    * A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects
    * A wide range of software instruments
    * Instrument Racks for simple management of complex instrument setups
    * Drum Racks for intuitive and responsive beat-making
    * Effect Racks for professional-grade mastering, mixing and creative sound processing
    * New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
    * Construction kits containing loops and phrases in a number of styles
    * Sound Objects Lite, from SonArte: a toolkit of real world object recordings
    * 440 MB of abstract, experimental loops from renowned music software pioneers Cycling '74 *
    * Over 400 loops and samples from Zero-G *
    * 1000s of single-device presets: simple components for making new sounds and exploring synthesis
    * Song templates with pre-configured tracks and routing
    * Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
    * VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
    * REX file support plus built-in audio to MIDI slicing
    * Video import and export for scoring, video warping
    * Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
    * Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
    * Multicore and multiprocessor support

Also includes

    * Printed reference manual in English, French, German or Japanese (box only)
    * Built-in interactive lessons
    * Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese


Changes from Live 8.0.8 to Live 8.0.9

Improvements:

Updated manuals

Updated Help Pages


Bugfixes:

Surface controller support for the Oxygen 3rd generation

Using the Axiom Pro as controller surface would not work properly with certain effects and instruments

Under certain conditions, a volume automation would not work properly [6005]

The mouse handling of certain Sampler parameters would not work properly [5961]